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Speech, language and communication difficulties
A guide for patients and carers
Language Difficulties: Progressive aphasia
Although in the vast majority of cases aphasia results from the sudden onset of a neurological disorder followed by some degree of recovery, there are a number of rarer neurological conditions that can result in a slow, gradual decline in language abilities. This can occur in dementing illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease. There have also been some suggestions that a form of aphasia can sometimes be seen in people with multiple sclerosis. These diseases are described more fully in other Brain and Spine Foundation booklets in this series.
Transient or fluctuating types of aphasia are commonly seen with certain brain tumours and with some progressive disorders. Here, language difficulties may be temporary, or they may come and go.
Transient or fluctuating types of aphasia are commonly seen with certain brain tumours and with some progressive disorders. Here, language difficulties may be temporary, or they may come and go.
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Contents
- Introduction
- What is communication?
- Why do neurological disorders affect communication?
- Language difficulties: What is language?
- Language difficulties: What is aphasia?
- Language difficulties: Speech and language for people with aphasia
- Language difficulties: Recovery
- Language Difficulties: Progressive aphasia
- Language difficulties: Personal experiences of aphasia
- Language difficulties: What can you do to help a person with aphasia communicate?
- Speech difficulties
- Speech difficulties: How is speech affected in people with neurological disorders?
- Speech difficulties: Speech and language therapy for people with dysarthria
- Speech difficulties: Medical and surgical treatment
- Speech difficulties: Personal experiences
- Speech difficulties: What can you do to help communication?
- Other communication problems
- Further reading
- Other organisations that may be able to help
